Concerns grow for teenager who went missing from care home more than a week ago

Missing: Chaenan Bertinelli vanished from her care home more than a week ago (Picture: Met Police)

Fears are growing for the safety of a teenage girl who ran away from a care home more than a week ago.

Police believe Chaenan Bertinelli could be somewhere in London after leaving the care home she was staying at in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.

The 14-year-old took her belongings when she disappeared on Tuesday, March 18, and it was later established she had been visiting family members in Richmond.

However, it was while she was being taken back to the facility that she ran off near Apex Corner on the A316 in north London.

Police think she could have returned to the Richmond and Twickenham area.

Chaenan is described as white, 5ft 3in tall, of medium build with hazel eyes and very long, straight ginger hair dyed bright pink.

She was last seen wearing a dark grey Adidas hooded top, a dark blue coat, light blue jeans and black Adidas trainers. She was carrying a light blue JD drawstring bag. She has a tattoo on her stomach of a ribbon and uses a pump for asthma.

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 and ask for the Twickenham control room.